"I must needs say my judgement was for the Parliament, as the King's, and Kingdom's, great and safest Council."
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Politicians from EnglandMilitary leaders from EnglandCommander-in-Chief of the Forces (United Kingdom)
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"Short Memorials of some things to be cleared during my Command in the Army [1645 to 1650 A.D.]", in Stuart Tracts 1603β1693, ed. C. H. Frith, p. 353
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Thomas Fairfax
1612 β 1671
Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 β 12 November 1671) was a general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
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